GoldenBearwinnerPeterMackieBurnshasstartedshootinghisLondon-setdebutfeatureDaphne,productioncompanyTheBureauhasrevealed.
　　EmilyBeecham[pictured]-whofeaturesinthecastofBerlinaleopeningfilmHail,Caesar!-playsthetitularDaphne,ayoungLondonerwithafreneticlifestylewhodecidessheneedstochangeherlifeafterwitnessingaviolentrobbery.
　　TheBureauproducersTristanGoligherandValentinaBrazzinidevelopedtheprojectin-house.TheBFIandCreativeScotlandarethemainfinanciersofthefilm,togetherwithTheBureau.
　　Thecompany’sParis-basedsistercompany,TheBureauSales,ishandlinginternationalrights.
　　MackieBurnswontheGoldenBearforbestshortfilmin2005forMilk,aboutagirltryingtobathehergrandmother.
　　NicoMensingawrotethescreenplayforDaphneinhissecondcollaborationwithMackieBurnsaftertheshortHappyBirthdayToMe,alsostarringBeecham.
　　TheDaphneshootkicks-offamidahigh-profileyearforTheBureaufollowingthesuccessofAndrewHaigh’s45Years,whichwontwoSilverBearsfortheleadperformancesofCharlotteRamplingandTomCourtenayinBerlinlastyear,withRamplingalsoreceivinganOscarnomination,andisupforOutstandingBritishFilmattonight’sBaftas.
　　“PeterMackieBurnshasmadesomevisceralperformancedrivenshortsincludingtheaward-winningMilk,”saidLizzieFrancke,BFIseniorproductionanddevelopmentexecutive.“Itisgreattobeabletosupporthimonthenextstageofhisfilmcareer